Chelsea Heights, Victoria
| Chelsea Heights Melbourne, Victoria |
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 Wells Road - Springvale Road intersection view from the Chelsea Heights fast food outlets car park |
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 Chelsea Heights
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| Population: | 5125 (2006)[1] | ||||||||||||
| Postcode: | 3196 | ||||||||||||
| Area: | 3.2 km² (1.2 sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Location: | 32 km (20 mi) from Melbourne | ||||||||||||
| LGA: | City of Kingston | ||||||||||||
| State District: | Carrum | ||||||||||||
| Federal Division: | Isaacs | ||||||||||||
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Chelsea Heights is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 30 km south-east from Melbourne's central business district. Its Local Government Area is the City of Kingston. At the 2006 Census, Chelsea Heights had a population of 5,125.
The suburb is home to Chelsea Heights Primary School, The Chelsea Heights Cricket & Football Club, Bonbeach Blue Jays Baseball Club.
On the border of Chelsea Heights and Chelsea is the Bayside Trail bicycle track, which begins in Seaford and continues north for approximately 43 km to Port Melbourne.
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[edit] History
Prior to the 1870s, Chelsea Heights was known as the Isles of Wannarkladdin, being the only high land of the Carrum Carrum Swamp. [2]
[edit] Popular reference
The aerial photography at the beginning of the Network 7 show Kath & Kim shows the central portion of Chelsea Heights.[3]
[edit] See also
- City of Springvale - the former local government area of which Chelsea Heights was a part.
[edit] References
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (25 October 2007). "Chelsea Heights (State Suburb)". 2006 Census QuickStats. http://www.censusdata.abs.gov.au/ABSNavigation/prenav/LocationSearch?collection=Census&period=2006&areacode=SSC21165&producttype=QuickStats&breadcrumb=PL&action=401. Retrieved 2008-03-28.
- ^ Carrum Carrum Swamp: Swamped with History
- ^ Google Maps
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Coordinates: 38°02′49″S 145°08′13″E / 38.047°S 145.137°E
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